Patents by Inventor Peter Rathmachers

Peter Rathmachers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6637279
    Abstract: In order to improve a sensor assembly comprising a sensor which can be fixed in position on a functional unit and has a sensor housing, in which a sensor element with evaluation electronics is arranged, in such a manner that as simple and universal a fixing of the sensor as possible on the functional unit is feasible it is suggested that the sensor assembly comprises a sensor holder which can be brought into a position following the sensor housing in longitudinal direction and can be detachably connected to the sensor housing in this position by means of form-locking elements and that the sensor be fixable on the functional unit by means of the sensor holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Balluff GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kroll, Michael Peter Rathmachers
  • Publication number: 20020014128
    Abstract: In order to improve a sensor assembly comprising a sensor which can be fixed in position on a functional unit and has a sensor housing, in which a sensor element with evaluation electronics is arranged, in such a manner that as simple and universal a fixing of the sensor as possible on the functional unit is feasible it is suggested that the sensor assembly comprises a sensor holder which can be brought into a position following the sensor housing in longitudinal direction and can be detachably connected to the sensor housing in this position by means of form-locking elements and that the sensor be fixable on the functional unit by means of the sensor holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Balluff GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kroll, Michael Peter Rathmachers
  • Patent number: 4656315
    Abstract: An assembly for mechanically connecting an electrical cable to the housing of an electrical device comprises a cable jacket with an annular groove filled with a resinous substance such as polyurethane, the resin forming a prism fitted to an aperture in the device housing. The surface defining the groove is roughened and provided with a multiplicity of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Schaller Automation Industrielle Automationstechnik KG
    Inventors: Peter Rathmachers, Bernd Donner